Build thread/running log of my E28? Guess I can do eet.

[Brian.]

Jeff said:

i see alot has gone on since i was here last love the ?open/lsd? how where you still driving if it was that bad?

Yeah man, alot's happened.

The reason the LSD was deemed an "open diff" was because it's a clutch style LSD, the friction plates, aka "clutch" were so worn, that with the car in the air, spin one rear wheel, the other would spin the other way. yet when I would get stuck on ice, both tires would spin, I just deemed it a fucked up open diff. Till we dropped it.

And also guys, disconnecting rear brakes is pointless, as the brake bias is usually 65% front, 35% rear. Even then, why would I disconnect them? I could just close the lines at the brake T's

[Brian.]

So, these are the gears I broke on the LSD.

Clearly not a KAAZ LSD. Those are $1400 starting.

Better picture:

[Earl]

Is that Ethel in your sig?

[Brian.]

Yes it is. Ethel is a gorgeous fickle beast. That and I talk to A.Stirrett daily, and couldn't help myself.

[Brian.]

BMW RUNS AND DRIVES. #yay

[B C]

this is good news

[Brian.]

Rightttt!

[YoungCR]

Pics or it didn't happen!

And video too! 

[Brian.]

The exhaust note is too loud for camera. But it sounded AMAZING.

I owe chris a hand shake (I forgot to yesterday, sorry )

[B C]

I love how the car sounds!  and LOL @ the dog watching you through the window in the picture hah!

[Brian.]

haha, fuck that dog. that's my neighbors dog. But uh,

Just did the maiden voyage to really test this beast out. She held up. 300 mile trip to Kenosha and back. BMW hauled a $4000 built up LS-V motor.

[wasnt m3]

Wasn't there supposed to be a burnout video too?

[Brian.]

wasnt m3 said:

Wasn't there supposed to be a burnout video too?

Well, the diff's been sitting for upwards of 2 years, on the ground, so it needs to be broken in a little.

[YoungCR]

Yup part 2 still to come!

[Brian.]

^yeah, possibly. It'll depend if I'm selling a set of rims or not, cause if I am, I'm gunna have to post pone it, till I get a new set. I can't be down to 1 set of rims, and have 2 of the tires destroyed..

[Brian.]

Well, sheared the bolts that hold the half shaft into the diff, woops.

Hoping to find another half shaft relatively soon.

[YoungCR]

Brian said:

Well, sheared the bolts that hold the half shaft into the diff, woops.

Hoping to find another half shaft relatively soon.

Did you get the rest of the bolts out?

[Brian.]

CYoung said:

Did you get the rest of the bolts out?

Only one chunk of one's stuck in the output flange, the axle shaft it's self has one that's twisted/bent in there. But a simple attack with the cutting wheel will solve that.

[Brian.]

parts ordered for rebuilding of rear halfshaft. Hopefully I get this back on the road by wednesday night!

[Brian.]

I pay extra for 3 day shipping, instead of 5-8 day shipping, still takes 5 days to get here. I wrote pelican a nice little email, about how I pissed I was that I ordred stuff, paid twice the normal ground shipping rate, to get it here in 3 days, just to have it show up in 5. What the fuck.